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J. KINDELAN. Securing Railway Rails. No. 239,511. Patented March 29,188L

N- FEYERS. FNQTOLWI'IOGRAPMER WASHINGTON, D. C

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH KINDELAN, OF PUEBLO, COLORADO.

SECLlRlNG RAILWAY-RAILS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of. Letters Patent No. 239,511, dated March29, 1881. Application filed January 10, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OSEPH KINDELAN, of Pueblo, in the county'pfPueblo, and in the State of Colorado, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Securing Railway-Rails; and I do hereby declarethat the following is afull, clear, and exact description thereof,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters ofreference marked thereon, making a part of this specification.

This invention has for its objects to provide an improved curve-bracefor railroads, whereby the rails at a curve may be securely fastenedtogether, so that they cannot by any possibility be pressed apart, andwhich may be applied to the rails when in position without removing ordisturbing them, as more fully hereinafter specified.

Braces of this class have heretofore been constructed either withoutremovable or adjustable shoes, or with such shoes so situated as to bearagainst the inner sides of the rails.

. In either case it is impossible to attach or detach the brace withoutdisturbing the track.

These objects I attain by the devices illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure 1 represents a plan'view of the curvedportion of a railroad-track, showing my improvement applied thereto.Fig. 2 represents a transverse section of the track, showing myinvention. Fig. 3 represents a detached perspective view of my improvedbrace, and Fig. 4 a view of a modification of the brace.

The letter A indicates the rails of the track, which are constructed inthe usual manner, and B the sleepers which support the rails, the saidrails being secured thereto by means of the ordinary spikes.

The letter O indicates a transverse bar, of metal or other suitablematerial, formed with projections c on' its upper face, near the extremities, which projections bear against the inner flanges of the railswhen the brace is in place, as indicated in Figs. 1 and 2 of thedrawings.

The letter D indicates two removable shoes, one secured to eachextremity of the bracebar by means of the screw-bolts and nuts 01, orother equivalent devices. The said shoes are of a configuration to fitclosely against the outer lower flanges of the rail and against theouter faces of the webs of the rails,as clearly indicated in Fig. 2 ofthe drawings.

The letter E indicates a cross-bar, secured at F to the brace-bar, andto the sleepers at each side of said brace-bar, as indicated in Fig. 1ofthe drawings. 'The said cross-bar is secured to the brace-bar by meansof a strap, G, or in any other convenient manner, and is secured to thesleepers by means of the spikes H, or otherwise.

In the modification illustrated in Fig. 4 of the drawings the brace-baris provided with the projection and shoe at one end only, and isintended in this case to brace the outer rail alone of the curve. Thebrace-rod, in this instance, is secured simply to the cross-bar attachedto the sleepers, and does not extend to the inner rail.

It will be perceived that as thus constructed the brace-bar can beeasily applied to a railroad already constructed, without removing ordisturbing the rails, by simply slipping the bar under the rails untilit is in the proper position,and then applying and securing the shoes bymeans of the bolts or other fastening devices, as before mentioned. Whenin place it will be evident that the brace-bar will hold the railsbeyond any possibility of lateral dis placement.

Having thus described my in vention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, 18-

In combination with the brace-bar 0, provided with a projection, c, andremovable shoe at one or both ends, the cross-bar secured to thebracebar O and to the .sleepers .at either side, substantially as andfor the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this8th day of January, 1881.

I JOSEPH KINDELAN.

Witnesses H. AUBREY ToULMIN, O. U. ALEXANDER.

